The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-18
THRIVING TENNESSEE.
A VISIT TO THE STATE OF BooMs
AND BIG HILLS.

Gov. Taylor and His Visitors-Tho State
Finances - Compromising the Old
Deot-Meetins Current Expenses In
crease OF Assessments.
Nashville Correspondence Of the Atlanta conS,l-
tuition.
'IIurrah for Bob and the windin' up,"
Such were the words which fell upon
your correspondents ears as he entered the
Office OF the Governor OF Tennessee. The
speaker was the Governor himself, and his
listeners were some OF the salt OF the
State.
III was just narrating an incident OF my
congressional campaign with P%ettibone,"
said Gov. Taylor, and ] will begin it
again for your benefit"
And the correspondent took his place in
n group composed Of a sturdy farmer from
last Tennessee, a mining expert with the
mud on his boots, n young preacher from
the ~Sequachcc district, and several others
who looked upon thejoking Governor with
eyes Of admiration.
Early Vn the canvass" resumed the
Governor, II noticed that | was being fol.
lowed up by IN iron-ribbed Democrat,
who wRs old enough 10 have voted for An.
drew Jackson, and who looked like Il.
lie was thin aud tall, his form clad in but
ternut jeans, n corn-cob pipe in his mouth
and a great wave Of white beard falling
from under his chin, while his face was
scrupulously bare OF beard. He would
secure a front seat, where lac could catch
the eye Of the speaker. While PettibonO
would he speaking the old mans iaco
would twitch with suppressed dissent.
lIe would pull vigorously ut his pipe, and
eNclaim, every few minutes:
'Hurrah for hob and the winding up!
when | would risa u holy calm would
oycrsprcad his features, aud approving OK.
carnations would greet every point made
for Democracy. lie was a terrible Demo.
cnt. For q week he followed up our ap.
pointments, when, one day. TO illustrate
Republican thicving, 1 had occasion to tell
the story Of a West Tennessee farmer. The
West Tcmessecan had a large o crop.
whilo in the adjoining pasture uazcd a
herd OF cattle. One night the cattle got
into the cornficld and played havoc. The
farmer was In n rage when he discovered
the damage, and he summoned all his
slaves for nm explanation. Every one OF
his slaves suffered. Calling up Bil, his
master %thundered:
"'Bill. by whose carelcssness was this
fence left down.
"'W-w-wh-h-h-y, mafsa, DID
d
Get out. YOU scoundrel, I can't take
oil day 10 hear you that way. Ephuim,
0 lid The cattle git In thcrr2'
'M-m-m-assa, d-ddc-c-a-a-t.'
shut mp ut once, You suffering
wretch, Samuel, tell me low these cattle
Ct in the heldY'
"'D-d-d-C-c.oo.'
Damn IL. sing II, II You emit talk IT,
samuel was . great singer and never
suffered when he cssayri that form If
Nocnlism. - 10 the tune vi Old Hundred
he broke fUftlu
he ross jumped over Dc fence,
IN cat ~ AL de cum
nrgs mirhD thieves an n steal
Pom Your eyes SUNS you'ry boInf
II then declared tina, the Republican
thieves had jumped over the fence into
The Democmtic corn, and wcrc bent upon
n carver Of devastation. At my appoint.
mont. twenty miles of. the next DAY. !
vas again announcing this siory, whom I
caught sight OF ms old Dcmocmiic friend.
lie deliberately unloosed his shirt collar.
cleaned up his throat, and assumed a posi.
ton for singing. | saw that he intended
o. accompany iac. Without y smile. and
just a. II had expected Il, | began, the
Cd man joining Ia with full force;
nc cows iuwpd over Dc tense.
An eat ~ ntdc COM
i.y's mighty thieves. az N teal
lun yuurtyu, suIus yuu ~ bonn
Tie young pcachGI from S~cquachcc
took down the verse "a Use on the circuit,
while the farmer had Il firmly committed
b. memory.
FHoH JOKES TO BUSINESS.
I'VE have a wonderful State" said the
Governor, turning bis attention 81 the cor.
respondent. Memphis sends L,OOO,OOO
laics Of cotton out 10 the world: Chatta.
nDoga i becoming the iron osntcr OF the
earth. Knoxville has doubled In popula.
ton IN i've ycarE Nashville builds ~
from The united forces which, singly, have
built up the other cities. There Is Eiei
irnncSsrc, with iis limitlcss mines 81 min.
cral and forests q understandable timber.
there IL Middle Tennessee, rcycling la blue
graz and flngd with iron; thcm i Wcsi
tennessee with the richest alluyial dcpos.
ia Thus W have not only advantages IN
AL these requisites 30 q great country, but
enough Of them 10 trade with ourselves.
and never call upon the outside world.
We have iron enough 10 wall the State aud
provide IT. armament, our grain fields and
bog pens feed tho people and leave abun.
dance Tor export; our cotton region can
i1rnish the uw material 10 clOihc the
filic, while our rolling mills, ioundrics.
cotton factories, lounng.mills and oul
skilled artisans can utliEs an thc-c varied
sources. so You see that Tennessee &
nn empire iu natural psourcts, IN mcchan
i.h capacity, and In population.
Tho pc0plo Of Tennessee arc compam
iivcly out ~ debt Our farmers arr NO.
making duughts upon next year Tor pms
rnt support. The %increaso of skilliul labor
cfs iumishcs consumption Tor home prod
u,tS The people ar happy and content
81, With 40 disturbing questions. VI
lave had but one Of late prohibition
~" leaders q that party came 20 thO
Democratic party, and declared that The,
looked upon their question a. one mora
rnd not political. They desired that !
!hnld be totally divorced from politiof